I have the dirt all turned and dug up ready to plant my vegetable garden but I noticed a lot of ants in the dirt. I am thinking when my veggies grow the ants will eat them? Will they? What is a safe way to get rid of the ants without putting poison in my vegetables?
2007-04-30 09:45:39 · 9 answers · asked by Kel Kel 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
They are just small black ants but a lot of them.
2007-04-30 09:53:34 · update #1
I know this sounds wierd, it sounded that way to me too when I was first told to Go buy some Nutra Sweet. It was originally designed to be an Ant Killer. When there was no market for it, they re-packaged it and hit the market as an artificial sweetner.
Put it around, they take it back to the nest and it will kill them for about 9 months (until the new eggs hatch)
Safer for inside the house too... much better then spray.
I cant remember which site talked about it, these are two I had sent to me ... GL!
2007-04-30 10:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by lovin_2beme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not worry too much about ants in the garden unless they are fire ants or they are in very large numbers. We had red ants (aka harvester ants) where I grew up. The worst thing about them is getting bit, however, we never worried about them hurting the gardens any. In fact, we left them alone with the idea that they might keep some insects under control.
2007-04-30 09:51:07 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think ants eat very many veggies but if they do after you plant your garden when and if they do eat it then put a bowl of sugar water out for them they will eat that instead because they are very sugar centric.
2007-04-30 09:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by james 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have dug up an ants nest if you kill the queen the rest will go way and YES they will eat your plants.
2007-04-30 09:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by Tabitha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle insecticide granules in there and wet it good. Wait til the next day to plant, and they should be gone
2007-04-30 09:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by katydid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try spraying it with soapy water. My mother-in-law has a green house and said it works. Good luck!
2007-04-30 09:59:15 · answer #6 · answered by Pat F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they hate cucumber peels. It really works. Put them near their holes.
2007-04-30 09:53:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess...
Just try to spray your crops daily..
2007-04-30 09:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by Dead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire, and lots of it!
2007-04-30 09:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋